- Date
- June 23, 1982, 13:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Pinedale, WY
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N57508Bellance 7GCBC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 23, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820623024599A
- Case key
- 72234
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Flight controls - improper use ofCause
Throttle/power control - improper use ofCause
Ground loop/swerve - uncontrolledFactor
Running takeoff - not correctedFactor
Nose over
Analysis
During a running takeoff the pilot allowed the aircraft to lose control. The aircraft went off the runway, swerved, bounced into the air and nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N57508
- Reported as
- Bellance 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 527-73
- Airframe hours
- 3,326
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320A2B, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John Christman
- Registered owner
- John Christman
- Departed
- PNA · Pinedale, WY
- Destination
- PNA · Pinedale, WY
- Airport
- PNA · Ralph Wenz, runway 29, 7,140 × 0 ft, asphalt
N57508Registration cancelled Apr 23, 2013 · Bellanca 7GCBCAirframe modelBellanca 7GCBCEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,096 total · 992 as pilot in command · 41 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- 158 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.